Meditations on "Truth"

In this season of the year, we prepare our hearts for the annual celebration of Christ’s birth.

What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them with ropes made of lies, who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!

God wants to give us more than sobriety. He wants to give us life.

God made our bodies to be a home for His Spirit. It goes against the “wisdom of the world” to acknowledge the truth that our bodies are not our own but belong to God.

Taking a regular inventory helps us maintain a balanced view of our progress.

If we want to experience healthy and joyful relationships with God and with others each day of our lives, we will have to be willing to change our former ways.

God blesses those who work for peace. In recovery we have the responsibility to live in ways that honour and support truth that leads to peace.

An important part of living with God in recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships and doing our part to make things right.

When we first come into recovery we may have feelings of anxiety or depression.

Feelings of rejection challenge three beliefs that humans need to affirm in order to be healthy: I belong; I have worth; I am adequate and/or competent.

Audio for ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED (1) Each of us will experience some degree of rejection in our lives.

When we think of the shortcomings in our character, do we immediately have a sense of remorse or are we more likely to try to justify them?